Some Pennsylvania lawmakers are trying to secure enough votes for a medical marijuana bill so they could override a potential veto by the governor.

Some Pennsylvania lawmakers are trying to secure enough votes for a medical marijuana bill so they could override a potential veto by the governor.

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Updated: 8:55 AM EDT Jul 31, 2014

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WEBVTT 3 THE DEBATE OVER MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN PENNSYLVANIA IS ON HOLD AT THE STATE CAPITOL. BUT FOR HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES, THE PUSH IS NOT OVER. AS '8 ON YOUR SIDE' GOVERNMENT REPORTER PETE MUNTEAN EXPLAINS, THEIR HOPES HINGE ON WHAT LAWMAKERS DO NEXT. 3 THIS IS A GOOD DAY FOR 8-YEAR-OLD JACKSON SALEMME. <13:29:52 "it's not a typical child's life."> DAD CHRIS AND MOM CARA WAIT WEEKS TO SEE JACKSON LIKE THIS-- AND HAVE BEEN WAITING YEARS FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA. JACKSON WAS A NORMALLY-DEVELOPING BOY UNTIL HIS 5-TH BIRTHDAY. THAT'S WHEN HE GOT A COLD... AND THE INFECTION WENT TO HIS BRAIN. JACKSON SPENT THREE MONTHS IN PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE AT PENN STATE HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER. NOW ALL IT TAKES IS ONE LOOK AT HIS TWIN BROTHER PARKER TO UNDERSTAND.... ...JACKSON IS IMPRISONED BY ALMOST CONSTANT SEIZURES.<12:09:02 Cara: every single one could be the last one-- and it can't happen soon enough."> JACKSON TAKES TWENTY PILLS A DAY. HIS PARENTS THINK JUST THREE DROPS UNDER THE TONGUE OF A CANNABIS-DERIVED OIL ... COULD REPLACE ALMOST ALL OF THEM.<06:05:25 Folmer: "this is not about the high. This is about medicine..."> SENATE REPUBLICAN-- AND CANCER SURVIVOR-- MIKE FOLMER... ...IS THE MAN BEHIND THE STATE'S MEDICAL MARIJUANA BILL. LAWMAKERS COULD VOTE ON IT THIS FALL ... MAYBE BYPASSING GOVERNOR CORBETT...WHO SAYS HE WILL NOT SIGN.<06:05:05 Folmer: "I just need four votes.I've got 45 solid yesses in the senate. We're probably close to 140 in the house-that over-rides any veto."> THE LAW WOULD ALLOW MORE DETAILED RESEARCH-- AND PROHIBITS áSMOKING POT EVEN WITH A PRESCRIPTION. A LAW THESE PARENTS SAY COULD MAKE HUNDREDS OF LIVES-- LIKE JACKSON'S-- A LITTLE MORE LIVABLE.<13:33:05 Chris: "we're just trying to see if it will give us more days like that-just want a fair shot at it."> IN YORK COUNTY, PM OYS N8. 3 THE BILL DOES NOT HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAL SOCIETY. THE GROUP SAYS MEDICAL MARIJUANA NEEDS MORE RESEARCH. IN THE SPRING, GOVERNOR CORBETT ANNOUNCED HIS SUPPORT FOR áLIMITED MEDICAL MARIJUANA RESEARCH. ON MONDAY, U-S CONGRESSMAN SCOTT PERRY PROPOSED A FEDERAL BILL... THAT WOULD LEGALIZE MEDICAL MARIJUANA OIL. 3 TAKING A LIVE LOOK AT OUR HARRISBURG SKYCAM. MORE RECORD LOWS WERE BROKEN. WILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN? THE NEWS 8 FORECAST IS NEXT. 3

Lawmakers push medical marijuana bill

Some Pennsylvania lawmakers are trying to secure enough votes for a medical marijuana bill so they could override a potential veto by the governor.